Beresheet (Genesis) 6:9–11:32 This week’s Scripture portion is “Noah”. Noah is one of my favorite men in the Bible. He is described as, “…a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God” (Genesis … Read More

Beresheet (Genesis) 6:9 – 11:32 In my most recent blog entry, Parashat Beresheet: In the Beginning, I wrote about one of the most tragic events that happened in all of history – the fall of … Read More

בס”ד Parashat Noach (Noah) Genesis 6:9-11:32 Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Maftir: Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 What has been the greatest disaster of humanity since the fall in the Garden? The answer is the flood … Read More

בס”ד Parashat Noach (Noah) Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5 I like controversy, not because I like conflicts, but because controversial subjects cause one to think and hopefully turn to the word of G-d to settle … Read More

בס”ד Parashat Noach (Noah) Genesis 6:9-11:32 Maftir Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 This Shabbat is also Rosh Chodesh for the month of Cheshvan, so there is a special reading for the passage called the Maftir … Read More

בס“ד Parashat Noach Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 In this week’s prophetic writing, one sees a transformation. In the same way in the Torah portion there is a new beginning … Read More